Sentul, Kuala Lumpur

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Sentul
Suburb
Fire		Sentul Fire and Rescue Station

Sentul is a suburb located within the northern part of the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the constituency of Batu. The vicinity of Sentul is sandwiched between Bukit Tunku and Titiwangsa.

History

Sentul is a former railway hub famous for its old-world charm, historical temples and prewar shops.

Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR). The destruction of the central workshop signified the end of the Japanese Occupation in Malaya.^[2]

Most of the early residents in Sentul were Indians working in the train depot and central workshop built by the British, dating back to 1896.[3]

Education

Primary schools ^[4]

Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sentul
Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul 1
Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul 2
Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle (1) Sentul
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul 1
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul 2
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul Utama
Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Perak
Sekolah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist Sentul (Methodist Boys Primary School, Sentul)
SJK (C) Chi Man
SJK (C) Sentul
SJK (C) Sentul Pasar
SJK (T) Sentul
SJK (T) St Joseph
SJK (T) Thamboosamy Pillai

Secondary schools ^[5]

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sentul
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Maxwell
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle Sentul
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sentul Utama
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist Sentul (Methodist Boys Secondary School, Sentul)

Accessibility

Sentul is easily accessible via the

Jalan Kepong

Sentul is serviced by two

Putrajaya Line

since 2023.

References

^ "Sentul: Buzzing with activity". TheEdge. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Sentul - a historic railway town". TheStar. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ "Sentul's history is reflected in its old-world charm". TheStar. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "All primary schools in Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Jan 2020". myschoolchildren.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
^ "All secondary schools in Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Jan 2020". myschoolchildren.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

v t e Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia
Chinese	Chinatown, Terengganu Chinatown, Sarawak Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur Gaya Street, Sabah Jonker Walk, Malacca Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur
Indian	Buntong, Ipoh Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur Dhoby Ghaut, Penang Little India, Ipoh Little India, Malacca Little India, Penang Paya Besar, Kedah Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Eurasian	Kampong Serani, Penang Portuguese Settlement, Malacca
Siamese	Kampung Siam, Penang

v t e Malaysian Indians
Malaysians Person of India Origin
Ethnolinguistic groups	Chindian Chitty Kristang people Malaysian Gujarati Malaysian Malayali Malaysian Punjabi Malaysian Telugu Tamil Malaysians
By states	Malaysian Indians in Penang Malaysian Indians in Sabah Indians in Sarawak
Notable peoples	List of Malaysian Indians List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin List of Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin
Culture	Cathedrals Hindu temples in Malaysia Malaysian Indian cuisine Malaysian Tamil cinema Tamil schools (List)
Ethnic enclave	Buntong, Ipoh Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur Dhoby Ghaut, Penang Little India, Ipoh Little India, Malacca Little India, Penang Paya Besar, Kedah Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Related ethnic groups	Bruneian Indians Indian Indonesians Indian Filipino Indian Singaporeans Indians in Thailand

Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area

Parliamentary
constituencies

Suburbs
by constituency

Kepong	Jinjang Kepong Baru
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Batu	Bandar Baru Sentul Jalan Ipoh Sentul Taman Wahyu
Wangsa Maju	Padang Balang Kampung Sungai Mulia Setapak Taman Ibukota Taman Melati Taman P. Ramlee
Setiawangsa	Kampung Datuk Keramat Semarak Desa Tun Hussein Onn
Titiwangsa	Ampang Jalan Cochrane Maluri Taman U-Thant Kampung Baru Kampung Pandan
Bukit Bintang	Brickfields (Kuala Lumpur Sentral) Bukit Bintang (Golden Triangle) Bukit Bintang City Centre (Pudu Prison) Bukit Nanas Bukit Petaling Chow Kit Dang Wangi Kuala Lumpur City Centre Medan Tuanku Petaling Street (Chinatown) Pudu Tun Razak Exchange
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Seputeh	Bandar Malaysia Bukit Jalil Happy Garden Jalan Klang Lama Kuchai Lama Salak South Sri Petaling Taman Desa Taman OUG Taman United
Cheras	Pudu (partial) Shamelin Perkasa Taman Connaught Taman Midah Taman Taynton View
Bandar Tun Razak	Alam Damai Bandar Sri Permaisuri Bandar Tasik Selatan Desa Petaling Kampung Malaysia Raya Lake Fields Sungai Besi Taman Len Seng Taman Miharja

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